Undergraduate Education Program (Discontinued)

Science and Engineering Research Grants are awards from the W.M. Keck Foundation that fund pioneering and fundamental scientific discoveries in important and emerging research areas. The foundation supports high-impact research in basic physical, life, and biomedical sciences, including instrumentation development and engineering approaches in service of answering basic scientific questions. Eligible applicants are universities and independent research institutions in the United States, limited to one submission per organization per grant cycle. Awards range from $500,000 to $5,000,000, with concept counseling deadlines on June 15 and December 15. The application deadline is May 1, 2026.

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program Opportunity (Science and Engineering) is sponsored by W.M. Keck Foundation. The W.M. Keck Research Program supports projects in science and engineering that are distinctive, novel in their approach, question prevailing paradigms, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. Funding is awarded to major universities and independent research institutions for pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies and instrumentation.

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program (Science and Engineering and Medical Research) is sponsored by W.M. Keck Foundation. The W.M. Keck Foundation supports pioneering discoveries in biological and physical science and engineering. They fund high-risk, early-stage projects that question prevailing paradigms or have the potential to break new ground in their field. The foundation is particularly interested in projects that are not suitable for federal funding agencies due to their high-risk nature.

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program (Medical Research and Science & Engineering Research) is sponsored by W.M. Keck Foundation. This program supports pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering. The Foundation looks for projects that are distinctive and novel, question prevailing paradigms, or have the potential to break new ground in their field.

W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program (Medical Research) is sponsored by W. M. Keck Foundation. The W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program supports pioneering, high-risk, and high-impact work in medical research that falls outside the typical mission of federal funding agencies. Grants are made to major research universities and independent institutions nationwide. The program prioritizes grants that pioneer biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation, or methodologies.

Research Program (Basic Science Research) is sponsored by W.M. Keck Foundation. Supports pioneering discoveries in biological and physical science and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation, or methodologies. Projects should be distinctive, novel, question prevailing paradigms, or have the potential to break new territory in their field.

Research Program (Medical Research and Science & Engineering) is sponsored by W. M. Keck Foundation. The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting basic science research projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field.

ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships and Grants is sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). This program offers two types of awards to advance the scholarship of humanities and interpretive social sciences faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Project Grants support early-stage project design or smaller-scale project development, while Fellowships provide more sustained support for significant research projects. Awardees also receive networking and mentorship opportunities.